Doom

Summary

Doom is a video game^[1]. Doom ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,319 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Doom received the International Video Game Hall of Fame^[3].
• Doom's instance of is recorded as video game^[4].
• Doom was directed by Tom Hall^[5].
• Doom's composer is recorded as Robert Prince^[6].
• Doom's composer is recorded as Aubrey Hodges^[7].
• Doom was published by Atari, Inc.^[8].
• Doom was published by Q200491^[9].
• Doom was published by Atari^[10].
• Doom was published by Q122741^[11].
• Doom was published by WMS Industries^[12].
• Doom was published by Ocean Software^[13].
• Doom's genre is first-person shooter^[14].
• Doom's genre is science fiction video game^[15].
• Doom's genre is horror video game^[16].
• Doom's genre is arcade^[17].
• Doom was followed by Doom II^[18].
• Doom's developer is recorded as id Software^[19].
• Doom's developer is recorded as Nerve Software^[20].
• Doom's part of the series is recorded as Doom^[21].
• Doom's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0^[22].
• Doom's programmed in is recorded as Q15777^[23].
• Doom's operating system is recorded as Android^[24].
• Doom's operating system is recorded as iOS^[25].
• Doom's software version identifier is recorded as 1.9^[26].
• Doom's Commons category is recorded as Doom (video game)^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Soundtrack^[28]

• Community tags: game^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2620a818-3b67-40c5-9864-b49693f93866^[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Atari, Inc.^[8], Q200491^[9], Atari^[10], Q122741^[11], WMS Industries^[12], and Ocean Software^[13]. Doom was directed by Tom Hall^[5].

Publication

Publication dates include December 10, 1993^[31], 1993^[32], November 14, 1994^[33], November 21, 1994^[34], 1994^[35], and November 28, 1994^[36]. Doom's language of work or name is recorded as English^[37]. Genres include first-person shooter^[14], science fiction video game^[15], horror video game^[16], and arcade^[17]. Doom's part of the series is recorded as Doom^[21]. Doom was distributed by digital distribution^[38].

Subject and Themes

Doom's part of the series is recorded as Doom^[21].

Reception

Doom received the International Video Game Hall of Fame^[3]. Reviews include 80/100^[39] and 86/100^[40].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Doom was followed by Doom II^[18].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Doom include id Tech 1^[41], a free software^[42] and Doom Emacs^[43], a free software^[44].

Why It Matters

Doom ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,319 views/month).^[2] Doom has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Doom is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Doom include id Tech 1^[41], a free software^[42] and Doom Emacs^[43], a free software^[44].

FAQs

What awards did Doom receive?

Honors received include International Video Game Hall of Fame^[3].